Having casually revealed Guan Ping's identity, the old man continued digging the earthen pit.
"Ever since Wang Bo died in battle, the Wang Family blamed all their problems on them."
"What hurt them even more was that everyone under heaven treated them as a laughingstock. Everyone cursed them for having eyes yet failing to recognize gold-inlaid jade."
"The immense pain of being condemned by a thousand people was not something ordinary people could bear."
"And because of that, they chose suicide?"
Guan Ping asked instinctively.
Hearing this, the old man continued unhurriedly, "Of course not. If being condemned by a thousand people caused them pain—"
"Then your abandonment was the key factor that drove them to their deaths."
"They cared about me?"
Guan Ping said self-mockingly. The old man continued, "Perhaps they did not before, but people always change."
"Although the two of them were blinded by greed and profit, the effort they poured into Wang Bo was genuine."
"After Wang Bo died, all their hopes and support went up in smoke."
"Later, they placed their hopes on you, but it seemed you never gave them that chance."
"To be abandoned by one's family, while also being condemned by a thousand people—there was nothing more painful in this world."
Receiving that answer, Guan Ping pressed her lips together and said softly, "That's right. Being abandoned by one's family truly is the most painful thing."
Whoosh!
As her words fell, the Void Demon Flame instantly surrounded the old man.
"Who exactly are you?"
"These matters aren't something a mere graveyard keeper should know, are they?"
Facing Guan Ping's threat, the old man leaned on his shovel and said, "Immortal Venerable, I've guarded this Mass Burial Ground of the Wang Family for decades."
"I know every one of the Wang Family's filthy